Sydney Ideas

Great minds don't always think alike

Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's flagship public talks program. We believe in the value of ideas that make a difference and have been bringing leading thinkers from around the world to the Sydney community since 2006.

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Music on your mind

Thursday 20 June, 6:30 pm

Clinical neuropsychologist Sharon Naismith and music scholar Neal Peres Da Costa answer the question: can music participation help to prevent dementia?

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Rewriting the story of Sydney as a 24 hour city

How do we use this moment to recreate, or even create a more diverse and vibrant city? One that doesn’t just revolve around inner cities and around bars and booze?

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New light on body clocks and sleep

Most of us know that getting a good night’s sleep is important for our health and wellbeing but achieving quality sleep isn’t always easy. We share insights from our most popular discussion of 2021.

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Thought-provoking talks and ideas regularly take place across the University of Sydney, beyond the Sydney Ideas program. Here are some of our top picks.